Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“BARCODEX”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Charleroi · since 1985
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Operation of sports facilities · Leuven · since 2017
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Other business support services · Vilvoorde · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BART CORNU DESIGN · Manufacture of other wood products · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2008
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Computer programming · Elsene · since 2019
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of LABORATOIRE DE PROTHESE DENTAIRE @BARCODENT@ · Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Mons · since 1967
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Cafés and bars · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Westerlo · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of BARCO CENTRUM TREMELO · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Tremelo · since 1976
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Kortrijk · since 2000
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General electrical installation work · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · since 1979
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BAR COMPANY BELGIUM · Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2007
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Koekelberg · since 2024
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2022
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Manageful · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 1998
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 1999
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Computer programming · Putte · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of HAV GROUP · Freight transport by road · Charleroi · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Belgian Air Rent Company · Personenvervoer door de lucht · Wortegem-Petegem · since 1989